- ahorrar
- v.to save.* * *ahorrar► verbo transitivo1 (dinero, energía, etc) to save■ hemos de ahorrar energía we must save energy■ lo gasta todo, no ahorra nada she spends it and and saves nothing2 (molestia, problema) to save, spare■ esto te ahorrará mucho trabajo this will save you a lot of work■ no se lo dije por ahorrarle el disgusto I didn't tell him to avoid upsetting him► verbo pronominal ahorrarse1 to save oneself■ te ahorrarás problemas si lo haces como yo te digo you'll save yourself problems if you do it the way I say■ de haber llamado antes me habría ahorrado el viaje if I'd phoned first I'd have saved myself the journey■ te podrías haber ahorrado ese comentario you could have kept that comment to yourself* * *verbto save* * *1. VT1) [+ dinero, energía, tiempo, trabajo] to save
así podrás ahorrar algo de electricidad — this way you will be able to save some electricity
tienen bastante dinero ahorrado — they have quite a lot of money saved up o put by
2) (=evitar) [+ disgustos, molestias, problemas] to save; [+ peligro] to avoidme gustaría ahorrarte las molestias — I'd like to save you the trouble
te ahorraré los detalles — I'll spare you the details
lo contó sin ahorrar detalles — she told it in great detail
no ahorrar ataques/críticas contra algn — to show no mercy in one's attacks/criticism of sb
no ahorrar elogios con algn — to be unstinting in one's praise of sb
no ahorrar esfuerzos — to spare no effort, be unstinting in one's efforts
3) †† [+ esclavo] to free2.VI to saveestá ahorrando para comprarse un coche — he's saving (up) to buy a car
no encienden la calefacción para ahorrar — they don't put the heating on to save money o to economize
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <dinero/energía/agua> to save; <tiempo> to save2) (evitar) <molestia/viaje> (+ me/te/le etc) to save, spare2.ahorrar vi to save3.ahorrarse v pron (enf)a) <dinero> to save (oneself)b) (evitarse) <molestia/viaje> to save oneself* * *= make + savings, save, cut + corners, make + economies.Ex. By replacing parts of photocopying services with advanced personal computer technology libraries should make savings sufficient to pay royalty for each page copied.Ex. In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.Ex. Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.Ex. Further economies could perhaps be made by taking a closer look at the way in which our university libraries are used.----* ahorrar dinero = save + money.* ahorrar el trabajo de = save + effort in.* ahorrar energía = save + energy.* ahorrar espacio = conserve + space, save + space.* ahorrar la molestia a Alguien = spare + Nombre + a problem.* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.* ahorrar molestias = save + trouble.* ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas = save for + a rainy day.* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.* ahorrarse = shave off.* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.* ahorrar tiempo = save + time.* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle, save + a ton.* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.* destinado a ahorrar dinero = money-saving.* que ahorran dinero = dollar-saving.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <dinero/energía/agua> to save; <tiempo> to save2) (evitar) <molestia/viaje> (+ me/te/le etc) to save, spare2.ahorrar vi to save3.ahorrarse v pron (enf)a) <dinero> to save (oneself)b) (evitarse) <molestia/viaje> to save oneself* * *= make + savings, save, cut + corners, make + economies.Ex: By replacing parts of photocopying services with advanced personal computer technology libraries should make savings sufficient to pay royalty for each page copied.
Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.Ex: Further economies could perhaps be made by taking a closer look at the way in which our university libraries are used.* ahorrar dinero = save + money.* ahorrar el trabajo de = save + effort in.* ahorrar energía = save + energy.* ahorrar espacio = conserve + space, save + space.* ahorrar la molestia a Alguien = spare + Nombre + a problem.* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.* ahorrar molestias = save + trouble.* ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas = save for + a rainy day.* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.* ahorrarse = shave off.* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.* ahorrar tiempo = save + time.* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle, save + a ton.* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.* destinado a ahorrar dinero = money-saving.* que ahorran dinero = dollar-saving.* * *ahorrar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹dinero› (guardar) to save; (pagar de menos) to saveel dinero que hemos ahorrado para cuando me jubile the money we've set aside o put by o saved for my retirementcompre dos y ahorre 500 pesos buy two and save 500 pesos2 ‹energía/agua› to savepara ahorrar tiempo to save timequiero ahorrar energías para el viernes I want to save o conserve my energy for Fridaylos atacó a todos sin ahorrar críticas a su propio equipo he attacked everyone without sparing his own team (from criticism)B ‹molestia› (+ me/te/le etc) to save, sparequisiera poder ahorrarle ese mal rato I wanted to save o spare you (from) having to go through thatme ahorrarías el viaje you would save me a trip■ ahorrarvito savesi lo quieres comprar vas a tener que ahorrar if you want to buy it you're going to have to save up o save some moneyen lugar de ahorrar se lo gasta todo en discos instead of saving (his money) he spends it all on records■ ahorrarsev pron(enf)1 ‹dinero› to save (oneself)2 ‹disgusto/viaje› to save oneself; ‹molestia› to spare oneself, save oneselfsi no se lo cuentas te ahorrarás problemas you'll save yourself a lot of trouble if you don't tell himte podrías haber ahorrado el viaje you could have saved yourself the trip* * *
ahorrar (conjugate ahorrar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/energía/agua› to save;
‹tiempo› to save
2 (evitar) ‹molestia/viaje› (+ me/te/le etc) to save, spare
verbo intransitivo
to save
ahorrarse verbo pronominal (enf)a) ‹dinero› to save (oneself)b) (evitarse) ‹molestia/viaje› to save oneself
ahorrar verbo transitivo
1 to save
2 (evitar) to spare: este camino nos ahorra pasar por el centro, this road saves us having to go through the centre
'ahorrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tanta
- tanto
- evitar
English:
conserve
- economize
- lay aside
- put aside
- put away
- put by
- save
- save up
- set aside
- put
- set
- to
* * *ahorrar♦ vt1. [dinero] to save;ahorró tres millones she saved three million;comprando a granel ahorras bastante dinero you can save quite a lot of money by buying in bulk2. [economizar] [energía] to save;es importante ahorrar agua it's important to save water;por esta carretera ahorras tiempo it's quicker if you take this road;lo haremos aquí para ahorrar tiempo we'll do it here to save time3. [evitar]gracias, me has ahorrado un viaje thank you, you've saved me a journey;ahórrame los detalles spare me the details;no ahorraremos esfuerzos para conseguir nuestro propósito we will spare no effort to achieve our aim;no se lo voy a contar para ahorrarle un disgusto I'm not going to tell him, so as not to upset him♦ vito save;es incapaz de ahorrar he doesn't know how to save (money)♦ See also the pronominal verb ahorrarse* * *ahorrarI v/t save;ahorrar algo a alguien save s.o. (from) sth;no ahorrar sacrificios make all sorts of sacrificesII v/i save (up)* * *ahorrar vt1) : to save (money)2) : to spare, to conserveahorrar vi: to save up♦ See also the reflexive verb ahorrarse* * *ahorrar vb to save
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.